haku
-
Posts
55 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Gallery
Annual Subscriptions
Media Demo
Posts posted by haku
-
-
3D for me makes the screen feel smaller. I took off my glasses for the crests of STID in IMAX and was like wow, the scope and feel of the screen is way more powerful with ou glasse.IMAX 3d is cool for 5 minutes but then you ge used to it .
I think it's the frame of the glasses that makes it feel smaller because it puts a border around your vision. That's my theory anyways lol
I was wishing that the film was in 2D the entire time because I really wanted to be able to enjoy the IMAX experience without the 3D blurring things. There was several times the screen seemed to get blurry, casting a double image. I wasn't the only one experiencing it. Maybe we had a shitty IMAX projectionist?
-
I can't believe no one has listed this...
-
7
-
-
1. Evil Dead
2. Man of Steel
3. Star Trek Into Darkness
4. Only God Forgives
5. Kill Your Darlings
6. Catching Fire
7. The Wolverine
8. The Heat
9. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (is that even happening still?)
10. Ronin
-
I have a feeling Evil Dead could get a "Fresh" rating considering the good reactions so far. Quite unexpected
Evil Dead is the only thing I've been looking forward to Pre-Star Trek 2 this year.
-
I liked TDKR, but could see all of the flaws when I watched it opening night. Having Honest Trailers back up basically every single complaint I had really makes me feel good haha!! For some reason though, I still love the movie.
-
1. Django Unchained2. Star Trek Into Darkness3. Man of Steel4. Les Mis5. Catching Fire6. The Grandmasters 7. Ender's Game8. The Wolverine9. Monsters University10. Oz
-
For me (because everyone else is doing it, lol) BB- 8/10TDK- 9.5/10TDKR- 9/10Batman Begins isn't holding up as well as TDK. I know people are tired of TDK being the leader of the pack and I'm sure many people feel as if TDK is overrated, but for me it is the best Batman film yet. It's not just the Joker's performance that makes it, it's the pacing and the excellent action sequences. That film is nearly flawless, especially for a summer blockbuster experience. I had issues with the TDKR from the beginning. Mainly, I couldn't stand the ending. I hated it even. But after watching it several times (I saw it twice more at the cinema, 3-4 times at home now) it has grown on me. I'm a huge Tom Hardy stan, so I'm sure that factors into it, but it's still a good enough send off. I don't think anyone was expecting this to be better than TDK anyways.
-
I love both portrayals of the catwoman. They both are so different and exist in different worlds, so it's seriously moot point to compare the two imo. Pfeiffer's catwoman performance will always be iconic though. Anne did an amazing job fitting the character into Nolan's universe. Sometimes I forget that Halle Berry was Catwoman. I think I like to believe that movie never existed.
-
1
-
-
Sorry to butt in the conversation, but I just had toI don't really need to make a case to someone declaring people stupid and fails. You make it for me. So, assuming he is in custody let's list all the possible ways the "end" of the Joker is in TDK
1. In Gotham City jail
2. escape in transportation to jail
3. In Arkhum Aslyum
4. escape Arkhum Aslyum
5. escapes from SWAT team surrounding him
And I can go on and on and on....again, I heard read the same complaints after TDK was released. Now you are trying to say the gaping plot hole is something that should be applauded? Yet over on RTM, all people do is complain about supposed plot holes in TDKR. Different standards. You still haven't said one thing of substance as to how the villains are mishandled in TDKR other then "it sucks"
And you should have known ahead of time that Joker wasn't going to be addressed in TDKR since Nolan said that to the press.
.I see what you're saying here, but it's just going to be one of those agree to disagree things because even though the Joker's "end" is less definite than Bane's, it was much more satisfying for me personally. I don't need to see them cart the Joker away. I don't need to see him locked in a cell or anything. He gave a speech that honestly summed his character up and gave us a recap of what he did to the city and to Harvey Dent. The composition of that scene was just amazing! Call me a Nolanite, but that's seriously one of my favorite moments in any of the Batman series.
Now, what works against Bane is the fact that he's revealed as more of a side villain. I know people say that they worked side by side, but I really see it as Talia pulling the strings and Bane making it happen. Because, I mean, who convinced Bane to do this? Who gave Bane these ideals? It was obviously Talia because honestly why else would Bane do all of this? So, just at the surface level you suddenly feel like Bane isn't the real threat here and only a few moments later he's blasted away with a cheesy "wait for the applause" pause for Catwoman's one-liner. Let's not forget that even right before the big reveal Batman beats Bane into submission after unfastening a few tubes from his mask. Then he's crying and Talia's fixing him up. So the last thing I remember when I think of Bane: He got his ass beat. He cried. Then he got blasted away in one shot.
I know you feel differently about it, but even people I know that loved the movie, they all agree that Bane's end felt cheap. So, we're certainly not the only ones coming away with that feeling. I can't quite articulate my issues with the scene outside of what I've said thus far, but all in all, it just didn't seem fitting for a character like him who had raised the stakes higher than any villain Gotham and Batman had ever faced. He deserved something different methinks, but hey, this is what we got.
Side note: I don't quite understand how Joker's open ending is a "gaping plot hole". Perhaps I'm missing the meaning of plot hole here.
-
I loved how the Joker ended. There wasn't any mystery of whether he died or not, he was obviously alive! The thing is though, the Joker had an amazing speech that summed up his character and what he'd accomplished within the film before changing the focus from him to Two-Face. You have closure with that character. With Bane, it's like "Oops, you're not the real villain here, Talia is. Boom, bye." There's not even a moment afforded to confirm his death. Yes, if those explosive rounds can make tumblers explode, one must assume Bane's dead, but you still have no closure. I would have preferred for him or Talia to stay alive, mostly Talia, but I guess Nolan wanted a true final ending of Bruce Wayne's arc.Everyone keeps saying that something else should have done to Bane's end. I read those same criticism's of TDK. Nolan left us literally hanging with The Joker. At least with Bane, there is no mystery that he is dead.
-
1
-
-
THANK YOU! Almost all my friends said that my expectations were too high. Excuse me for wanting a movie that makes sense! Part of me is glad that so many people loved this movie because I still love Batman to bits, but at the same time I don't want my opinion to be thrown out, like the flaws in the film don't matter because most people didn't have a problem with them. Thankfully the reaction has been more mixed across the board. It won't be like how it was with Avengers. Basically, if you didn't like that film, you were ostracized haha. Still planning on seeing TDKR again to see if I can enjoy it more.I think people should stop talking about expectations being too high. Nobody knows what anyone elses expectations were, maybe some of us *gasp* just weren't as impressed as you were? Hard to believe I know.
-
1
-
-
I think they could do a mix of Nolan's 'verse and the comicbook-y feel, like the Arkham Asylum and Arkham City video games. The seriousness of the Nolan trilogy will be sorely missed though, so they should take a long break, maybe 6-8 years, or make a completely different Batman series that's more comicbooky like the Avengers. Granted, I prefer the grittier side of Batman, but wouldn't mind it lightening up a bit.
-
I want to be in love with all of Nolan's work, but I always seem to leave with a sense of disappointment when I watch his movies, aside from BB and TDK. I'm sure I'm in the minority on this, but there's always that one last piece that seems to be missing for me. I love his ideas, but some of the writing needs work. Inception for example had all the makings of being an amazing thriller with tons of brains behind it. The brains were there, but something was oddly missing. Compelling dialogue for one, and the James Bond/Golden Eye video game level inspired third act suffered. He's one of those directors that could benefit from exiting his comfort zone for sure. I reckon that he still has a magnum opus inside him somewhere. I really like to believe that TDK is just the tip of the iceberg.
-
I feel like this wouldn't have been like the Inception totem debate because he left so many clues. The fixed Bat signal and the big reveal for Lucius was proof enough. I still believe that having Alfred look directly at the camera, nod to us, the audience, and then end to credits would have been an amazing ending and I would have walked away feeling a little better. Physically seeing Bruce with Selina just added one last layer of cheese that I could not stomach. The Robin name drop was already enough haha!They thought he was dead but Bruce left clues. The obvious one with Alfred in that he showed up at the cafe in Florence. In this case I think Nolan had to show Bruce. I highly doubt he wanted another Inception spinning totem debate for a Batman movie. Lucius discovered on one of the other bats that Bruce had made a software fix for the auto-pilot. Gordon discovered that the smashed bat signal on the roof of police headquarters had been fixed.
-
I don't understand how people wouldn't have understood that he was supposed to be Robin. Dick Greyson seems like a name that everyone would know....I could have gone without the name Robin. Dick Greyson would have been fine because it could lead to either him being Robin OR Nightwing.This... I wouldn't have gotten that. I loved that they called him Robin. The crowd gasped, cheered, laughed etc. great surprise.
-
See, this is why I thought it would have been perfect to end it with Alfred nodding to the audience, as if we were Batman. It would have been great that way. But no, they had to cheese it up with Bruce and Kyle sitting at the table living the perfect life that Alfred wanted for him. It feels extremely final that he's not coming back, but the way I think about: He HAS to come back because there can't be a Robin without a Batman right? haha! I'm glad this is it though. Need a Batman break for another 4 years, then I'll be ready for a new take on it. Still adore Nolan's vision though.Yeah, I just assumed Blake would become the new Batman, as some characters said at various points that Batman could be anyone.
-
As much as I wanted to LOVE this, I came out with a deep feeling of disappointment. There were several times where I was in awe at how well some things were done, and felt this was probably the funniest of the series. The film immediately started off feeling strange. The feeling and style are different from BB and TDK for me. This inconsistency took some getting used to, but I rolled with it. The first act was hard for me to follow. I’m by no means a dumb movie watcher. I’m very attentive and usually can string plot points together fairly well, but I was often times confused on the sequence of events. Often felt like I had Part A and Part C, but was missing Part B for things to make sense to me.
I absolutely loved Bane in this, but I’m a huge Tom Hardy fan, so I expected as much. His voice was fine and he was mostly easy to understand, but this film was full of mumblers. The fight between Batman and Bane was soul stirring. Very well done. Anne Hathaway as Catwoman was probably the surprise scene stealer for me. I loved her, but hated what happened to her character in the end (little more on that later).
Which leads me to the negatives.
Several moments completely pulled me out of the experience. For example, the amateur filmmaking mistakes, like the strange progression of time right after the stock market scene. Bane needed less than 10 minutes to trade off all the Wayne stocks from the tablet computer, or whatever it was. So he goes outside, and it's bright, feels like morning (we can even say it was the afternoon) and escapes, runs into Batman later on and it's suddenly pitch black outside, but yet the transfers still don't go through until the end of the chase sequence? So in 10 minutes it goes from being bright outside to completely dark? This sort of thing happened at least twice. Not to mention the wonky camera work with the final chase scene. I could barely see anything!
There were tons of problems I had with this film that I don’t want to spell out here in too much detail, mostly because it’s 5:30am and I’m tired as all hell. But, I really tried to like this movie and after the spectacular Bane vs. Batman fight, I was ready for the film to save itself and for the third act to really blow me away. Unfortunately, it didn’t. I see many people praising the ending, which amazes me because it was probably the weakest point in the film, which is probably where my deep disappointment is coming from!
So the ending was absolute shite to me. Hearing John Blake’s name as Robin really irritated me, because it felt so damned corny and went against what I believe the Nolan Batman films should feel like. But perhaps that’s just me. The film was already tacky/cheesy enough without the Boy Wonder showing up in the end. Moreover, Chris Nolan managed to ruin what could have been a beautiful ending scene with Alfred. Physically seeing Bruce and Catwoman across the room made it feel ridiculously hollywood. It would have been a great and emotional ending if Alfred just nodded to us, the audience, and smiled, because duh, we know who he’s looking at, and that would have been enough to know that Bruce is still alive. But physically seeing Bruce show up in the scene could have still worked if it wasn’t for the appearance of Catwoman. I really felt like it cheapened her as a character, and gave us a weaker ending. Bruce Wayne has a hot piece now and doesn’t need to be Batman anymore because John Blake will handle that supposedly as Robin.
It was all just a hot mess! One last thing I will complain about: Why was Bane’s death so anti-climatic? I thought he might even still be alive for a moment there! There was no moment afforded to even consider that he was dead. It was weird and cheap. But I still loved certain parts of the film, mostly the scenes focusing on Bane and Catwoman. Some things were done beautifully, but the script felt bloated, slow and unclear, three things TDK COULD have been, but avoided by being purely entertaining. TDKR felt more like a chore than a natural progression from TDK.
It really kills me to say these things because I absolutely adored BB and TDK. I really did. But TDKR just simply didn’t make the mark for me.
I give it a C+
-
4
-
-
Am I really the only one that didn't like Avengers?
-
Hmm, I guess it depends on how you weigh those grades. I look at it like I do school grades lol. I see a 'B' as a good movie overall, but lacking that extra umph that really would take it to greater heights. C is something that's average/forgettable. In my book anyways.Nah, a B suggests nothing more than ordinary or simply forgettable.
-
What I gathered from your review is that it probably deserves a C or C+. Y'know, 'average'. A 'B' is a pretty good score imo.Decent movie. The pacing is very slow. While the movie has some really good moments, I felt bored at times. Score is average when it needed to be first rate. The lead actors are fine. Better than SM (2002). But that is not saying much.
The parents' fate is left unexplained for some reason. The pacing and lack of genuine excitement really pulls the movie down.
B
Nonetheless, I'm probably going to drag myself to the theater because I love comic book movies, even if this one feels like a pointless reboot.
-
I had to go TDK on both. I rewatch it several times a year and every time I'm completely enthralled with those characters and that world. I have fond memories of being a child and loving the crap out of B89 and BR (Which was my favorite Batflick until BB), but having seen it (B89) recently, it's honestly a mess of a movie. Perhaps BB and TDK will suffer the same fate, but I have a hunch they won't because films more focused in reality typically hold up better over the years. I still have the highest respect for Tim Burton's Batflicks, but they just don't stand the test of time for me personally. Especially B89 with that bizarre Prince cameo. I am also in the camp of people that believe that Batman Begins was vastly under appreciated. It was my favorite Batflick and favorite superhero movie until TDK rolled around. I remember sitting in an entire theater room alone enjoying that film because none of my friends wanted to see it. But I was baffled as to why I was the only person in the entire room. Was the strangest and most intimate time I've had with Batman at the movies hahaha.
.
WKND BO: #StarTrek $70.6M/$84.1M, IronMan3 $35.2M/$337.1M, Gatsby $23.4M/$90.2M
in Numbers and Data
Posted
Ah! That explains it! I remember it getting blurry whenever there was alot of motion. I guess it was because I was following the action by turning my head.